Vocabulary
A system of knowledge and methods used to find out answers. Begins with curiosity and observations?
What is science?
An organized process for gaining information and coming up with conclusions in Science is called the ___________
What is Scientific Method?
The base unit for length in the metric system.
What is a meter?
What is the factor in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the investigator called?
What is the independent variable?
After making observations and inferences you create this which is a possible explanation of your observations and can be tested.
What is a hypothesis?
The application of scientific knowledge to solve problems.
What is technology?
The type of data the scientists record from making observations based on measurements in science?
What is quantitative data?
What tool is used to measure mass in science?
What is the triple beam balance?
The factor measured or observed during an experiment is called ___________.
What is the dependent variable?
Sally wrote down observations she noticed during an experiment, like color, texture and smell. What kind of data did she record?
What is Qualitative data?
A well-tested explanation for a set of observations or experimental results.
What is a theory?
What is the first step in the scientific method?
What is identify the problem or ask a question?
The measure of the amount of space an object takes up?
What is volume
The variables that remain the same for all trial in an investigation so that the experiment can be VALID.
What are the constant variables or the controls?
The best graph to use when comparing data that changes in response to time or a factor that is continuous is?
Line graph
A statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature.
What is scientific law?
After a problem has been identified, what would the next step be in the scientific process?
What is form a hypothesis that is testable?
What is the system of units all scientists use for measurement? (Not why!)
What is SI or Metric System?
Name the independent AND dependent variables in the following experiment.
How does the amount of water effect the growth of a plant?
What is independent: amount of water
dependent: plant growth
The "normal" group or part of an experiment that is used to compare to and didn't receive the changed factor is?
Control or Control group
Developed to help visualize things too complex, large or small - representation of object or event?
What is a scientific model?
An experiment that has all factors kept the same except for one tested variable is called a __________________ experiment.
What is a controlled experiment
What is the missing prefix in the following list?
Kilo, Hecto, ________, base unit, _______, centi, milli
What is Deca and Deci?
How does parachute size effect the rate of a falling object? The independent variable. The dependent variable.
What is the size of the parachute? What is the rate of a falling object?
What is the equation for density?
What is mass/volume?